Empa...? Hadama blinked, but this wasn't really the time to worry about pronunciation so Melita wouldn't be corrected this day. He only nodded slowly in grim agreement about the poor creatures, and then again in confirmation that it wasn't his first dead dolphin rodeo.
Unfortunately.
"Once," he admitted, unhappiness making his voice both lower and flatter as he let out a slow breath. "Safrin said that such things... were done by cultists seeking favor. Long ago." Before the Barrier had been set, he had taken from her words, but since she hadn't said it precisely that way he didn't share the supposition. "There have been dead rhampires found on land, too." At least according to Flora's notice.
He shook his head again, the hard lines not yet fading. "But I have not heard any other rumors." Above or below the sea; no information on who was truly responsible. After another deep breath he squared his shoulders in the water and tilted his head at Melita questioningly. "Do you still wish to come today?" He wouldn't blame her if the dead pod had put her off going in the water anytime soon.
Unfortunately.
"Once," he admitted, unhappiness making his voice both lower and flatter as he let out a slow breath. "Safrin said that such things... were done by cultists seeking favor. Long ago." Before the Barrier had been set, he had taken from her words, but since she hadn't said it precisely that way he didn't share the supposition. "There have been dead rhampires found on land, too." At least according to Flora's notice.
He shook his head again, the hard lines not yet fading. "But I have not heard any other rumors." Above or below the sea; no information on who was truly responsible. After another deep breath he squared his shoulders in the water and tilted his head at Melita questioningly. "Do you still wish to come today?" He wouldn't blame her if the dead pod had put her off going in the water anytime soon.
